J.J. Abrams views Star Wars: Episode IX as the final film in the Skywalker saga

J.J. Abrams views Star Wars: Episode IX as the final film in the Skywalker saga

We're just two weeks away from the release of the heavily-anticipated The Last Jedi, which will be the second film of the sequel Star Wars trilogy.  The third Skywalker trilogy undertaken by Lucasfilm, the first movie dropped in 2015 with the very successful The Force Awakens, and the director of that film, J.J. Abrams, is [...]

Star Wars: Episode IX pushed back to December 2019

Star Wars: Episode IX pushed back to December 2019

In wake of the news earlier today that J.J. Abrams has been hired to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX, Lucasfilm subsequently announced that the film has been pushed back to a December 20, 2019 release.  It had originally been scheduled to release in May 2019. This should come as absolutely no surprise.  The [...]

J.J. Abrams returning to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX!

J.J. Abrams returning to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX!

J.J. Abrams is returning to a galaxy far, far away.  Lucasfilm announced this morning that the director of The Force Awakens will write and direct the final installment of the sequel trilogy, Episode IX, slated for a 2019 release. "With The Force Awakens, J.J. delivered everything we could have possibly hoped for, and I am so [...]

Colin Trevorrow out as director of Star Wars: Episode IX

Colin Trevorrow out as director of Star Wars: Episode IX

There's some big news that broke tonight regarding Star Wars Episode IX: Lucasfilm announced that they have mutually parted ways with director Colin Trevorrow. Here was the statement Lucasfilm released: Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development process [...]